He doesn't need grand titles, fancy crowns, trinkets or baubles from Silmarils and Arkenstones to broken swords and rings to signify and demonstrate his power or cow underlings. If Sauron were really the Lord of the Rings, he wouldn't, couldn't fail yet somehow he did. No, everyone else, you, even Gandalf(!) are wrong, and I'm sorry if this seems like a cop out or trivial answer but it really refers to Eru, of whom the Hobbits are merely unexpected humble servants and representatives, while Sauron and Melkor are unwilling unwitting ones. We aren't in his direct embodied presence like we are in Bilbo's in 'The Hobbit.' Obviously "Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers," and "Return of the King" are all very fitting titles for each of the parts of the trilogy, but I just don't get the feeling that "Sauron" would be one for the entirety. I also think "The Struggle for the Ring" could function as an alternative. "Bilbo Baggins" could function as an alternative title for the book "The Hobbit" but I don't think "Sauron" could easily function as an alternative title for "Lord of the Rings." I think "The Quest to Destroy the Ring" could function as an alternative. But 'The Lord of the Rings' at first glance only refers to the antagonist Sauron, who is certainly indirectly/directly prominent all throughout, but I've wondered if we're supposed to get the impression that the 'Lord of the Rings' can also refer to how Frodo functionally is the rings' lord for most of the books, and how others such as Boromir/Gollum seek to 'dethrone' Frodo's place as lord of the rings. Obviously, 'The Hobbit' refers to the protagonist Bilbo Baggins, who we're with for the entirety of the book. There are other Tolkien-themed subreddits out there! Say hello to our friends in the following places: We're looking at starting a wiki for these common ones. Try searching before posting a new thread: odds are we've already covered some of the "classic" questions ("Who is Tom Bombadil?", "What happened to the Blue Wizards?", "Why couldn't the Eagles just take the Ring?" etc). Please make use of r/TolkienBooks and r/TolkienArt for these. Posts/comments centring entirely on promotion will be removed. You can share your content, but in a discussion-based format. Links are allowed, so long as they contribute to the discussion. No posts that are simply links or title-only. (Some more obscure topics we will allow.) There are other spaces on Reddit to discuss the movies, games, fanfiction, etc. This sub is intended primarily for serious posts, although humour in discussion is still welcome.ĭon’t discuss topics that stray too far away from having the centre of attention on Tolkien and his works.
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